Dexterous Endoscopes awarded Innovate4Life, Innosuisse Initial Coaching, and Enabled by Design support
Dexterous Endoscopes secured support from Innovate4Life (CHF 30k), Innosuisse Initial Coaching, and Enabled by Design. The funding will expand expertise, boost visibility, and de-risk usability and performance of the device.
Dexterous Endoscopes has received three additional instruments to accelerate its development: the EPFL Innovate4Life (i4L) grant of CHF 30,000, the Innosuisse Initial Coaching grant, and support from the Enabled by Design program.
The Innovate4Life grant backs life sciences and healthcare projects with strong scientific excellence and commercial potential. Innosuisse Initial Coaching provides tailored expert guidance to early-stage startups, while Enabled by Design brings user-centered design expertise to strengthen usability and adoption.
This support will be used to grow the team with complementary medical device and design expertise from experienced advisors, strengthen the online presence of the project, and de-risk the device in terms of usability and performance.
These steps mark important progress toward making ENT surgeries faster, less invasive, and safer for patients.
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